https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/ Recent content in Posts on The-indie-coder Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2024 The indie coder Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/deploying-control-tower-with-cdk-iam-identity-center-integration/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/deploying-control-tower-with-cdk-iam-identity-center-integration/ When setting up access to your AWS accounts governed by AWS Control Tower, you have two options: Allow Control Tower to configure account access with IAM Identity Center. Configure IAM Identity Center or another access method yourself. If you decide to let Control Tower manage account access with IAM Identity Center, the setup process can be straightforward or complex, depending on your Control Tower configuration. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/secrets-manager-api-vs-lambda-extension/ Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/secrets-manager-api-vs-lambda-extension/ More than one and half year ago AWS announced the launch of the AWS Parameters and Secrets Lambda Extension. This extension allows you to retrieve secrets and parameters from AWS Secrets Manager and AWS Systems Manager, respectively, without using the APIs. By doing so, you can avoid the associated costs and the need to manage the caching of values manually. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/enabling-aws-tags-for-billing/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/enabling-aws-tags-for-billing/ Recently I began tagging resources in my primary AWS account. I use this account as a playground where I can experiment with services and occasionally host side projects. As I’ve recently hosted new projects, I figured it was time to have a better understanding of costs, hence the decision to implement tagging. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/secure-and-lightweight-containers-with-redhat/ Sun, 28 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/secure-and-lightweight-containers-with-redhat/ Why # The release of applications through lightweight containers has practical advantages, as the images contain all the dependencies necessary for the correct functioning of the application. However, the benefits of containerization can be lost if these images are too large and therefore require several minutes for the application to start. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/use-aws-credentials-in-a-dev-container/ Sun, 14 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/use-aws-credentials-in-a-dev-container/ If you work with AWS, you must have used AWS credentials at least once to run commands through the AWS CLI, CDK CLI, or SAM CLI. When developing in a Dev Container, you don’t have access to your local file system. So, if you try to run an AWS command in the Dev Container, you will encounter some sort of “missing credentials” error. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/dev-container-setup-for-hugo/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/dev-container-setup-for-hugo/ Some weeks ago, I spoked about the benefits of using Dev Containers in Open Source projects. In the article, I also provided a definition of a Dev Container and described the benefits of using them. You can find it here. Today I would like to do something more practical and share with you a minimum configuration to setup Dev Containers for your Hugo website. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/dev-containers-and-open-source/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/dev-containers-and-open-source/ During my first two weeks at Cloud Enablers I have started to look into Development Containers, among other things. Development (or, in their short form, Dev) Containers are containers used for software development purposes. They are containers enriched with all the content and metadata necessary to be able to code inside them. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/reliability-pillar-manage-service-quotas-and-constraints/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/reliability-pillar-manage-service-quotas-and-constraints/ In the previous article of this series, we delved into the Reliability pillar structure, describing the Design Principles and the structure of the best practices. If you missed it or need a recap, you can find it here or access it through the dropdown menu at the beginning of the page. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/reliability-pillar-structure/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/reliability-pillar-structure/ In the introduction article of this series, I have described the AWS Well-architected Framework structure and how to use it to evaluate your architectures. I have also briefly introduced the Reliability Pillar and listed the 13 questions we will examine in this series. Before we get started with the questions, let’s delve into the Reliability Pillar structure. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/reliability-pillar-series/ Sun, 27 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/reliability-pillar-series/ If you work with AWS you are likely familiar with the AWS Well-Architected Framework and understand how crucial it is to periodically evaluate your system using this framework to ensure its stability and efficiency. For those who may not be familiar, the AWS Well-Architected Framework provides a set of design principles, best practices and questions that help you to evaluate architectures. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/cloudformation-conditions/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/cloudformation-conditions/ Raise your hand if you’ve struggled at least once while trying to write CloudFormation templates that can be resusable across different environments 🤚. In this article, I will show you how to use Conditions to create reusable CloudFormation templates. it’s important to know that you can define conditions at two different levels: https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/use-amazon-cloudfront-to-serve-https-requests-for-your-s3-website/ Sat, 12 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/use-amazon-cloudfront-to-serve-https-requests-for-your-s3-website/ In this article, we will explore how to leverage Amazon CloudFront to serve your S3-hosted website over HTTPS, enhancing security and delivering a seamless user experience. This Article is part 4 of the “Host a static website on AWS S3” series. You can find it in the dropdown component above. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/how-to-use-a-custom-domain-for-your-aws-s3-static-website/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/how-to-use-a-custom-domain-for-your-aws-s3-static-website/ In this article, I will show you how to use a custom domain for your Amazon S3 static website. This Article is part 3 of the “Host a static website on AWS S3” series. You can find it in the dropdown component above. Prerequisite # You have a domain registered with Route 53 (See Part: 1). https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/how-to-deploy-a-static-website-on-aws-s3/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/how-to-deploy-a-static-website-on-aws-s3/ Amazon S3, which stands for Simple Storage Service, is an object storage service which, offers several features including the ability to host static websites. Today, I am going to provide you a step-by-step guide to deploy your website on S3. This Article is part 2 of the “Host a static website on AWS S3” series. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/how-to-register-a-domain-with-route53/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/how-to-register-a-domain-with-route53/ Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable Domain Name System service offered by AWS. Key features of Amazon Route 53 include domain registration, which allows you to register available domain names or transfer existing domain names. In this article, I will show you how to register an available domain with Amazon Route 53. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/how-to-host-a-static-website-on-aws-s3/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/how-to-host-a-static-website-on-aws-s3/ Hosting a static website on AWS S3 is quite easy. You upload your website to an S3 bucket, enable the static website hosting option and voila, your website is up and running in less than 5 minutes. The truth is, when you make your website live, in many cases, you might want use a domain name for it instead of Amazon S3 web endpoints and definitely use HTTPS instead of HTTP. https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/run-elasticearch-locally/ Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://theindiecoder.cloud/posts/run-elasticearch-locally/ In this post I am going to show you how easy it is to install and run Elasticsearch on your local machine. How to achieve this is really well explained in the Elastic documentation. However, I would like to show you how to do it using the interface instead of the command line.